Attachment for slicing-machines



F. KRUSE.

ATTACHMENT ron sucmc ucnmss.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I5 1919.

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F. KRUSE.

ATTACHMENT FOR SLICING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-15. I919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT. OF ICE FERDINAND ,KRUS E, ,OF 'NEW' YORK, N Y.

ATTACHMENT EOR SL'ICING-MACHVINES."

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that; I, FERDINAND Knusn, a citizen of the U.'S., residing at New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Slicing- Machines, of which the following is' a specification'.

This invention has as one of its objects to provide an automatically operated feeding device whereby the material to be sliced is ejected from its container in a uniform and positive manner, the mechanism being engageable with any of the usual types ofsllcing machines.

Another object is to provide such devlces which operate effectively without manual effort or volitionon the part of the opera These objects are attained by, the novel construction and combination of partshereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a top planview ofa'feeding device, made in accordance with the inven tion, indicating its application to a shcing machine.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear elevational view I of the same. v

Fig. 3 isa similarly enlarged plan'view of the assembled'device, and, j p

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view thereof. Referring to the drawings in 'detail,'the numeral 10 designates the base of'ja conventional type of slicing machine, having a' table 11 mounted to move ,reciprocatively, together with its supporting frame 12,

across the base 10 on guides 13, the tablepassing closely below a revolving d sk or I cutter 14, actuated by gearing to which power is transmitted by the balance wheel 15, provided with a manually operable handle 16.

Attached to the frame 12 are a pair of brackets 17 in which is rotatably mounted a coarse pitched screw 18 one end extending outwardly from the machine and having secured to it a ratchet wheel 19, with which is engaged a pawl 20 pivoted on a pendent arm 20' fixed to the base 10.

' The ratchet wheel is actuated by another pawl 21 pivoted on a lever arm 22, loosely mounted on the screw18 and provided with a laterally extending lug 23 adapted to Specification of Iietters Patent. Patented Aug, 17,1920. Application filed! August 15,1919. SerialNo; 317,639.

make contact with a stop 24 on the end of the frame 12, this construction causing inin the usual manner.

The parts constituting the invention are comprised of an attachment, consisting of a base plate 25 widened at its rear side edges,

to provide room for a pair of raised support brackets 26 and 27, in which'is revolubly mounted a shaft 28 having secured'at one end an operating crank handle 29 and at the other end, beyond the bracket 27,- a bevel gear'30' meshing with a pinion-31 fixed on a stub-shaft 32, journaled in a tension 33 of the bracket 27.

- Fixed upon the stub-shaft 32'is arat'chet lateral exwheel 34 and engageable with its teeth is a spring actuated pawl 35, pivoted on a manually operable lever 36, fulcrumed at the center of its length on the stub-shaft 32, the lower, offset'end 37 of the lever terminating in a fork 38 in which is pivotally engaged the end 39 of a telescopic tube 40.

Slidable-in the tube 40 is a rod 41 in which is, fixed a clamp screw 42 passing through an elongated slot 43 in the tube 40, the outer end of the rod being formed with a perforate head 44 engaged with a pin 45 fixed in the outer side of a'clip 46 suited to engage with the arm 21, a mating clip 47 be ing adjustably clamped by screws as indicated. Adi-urn 48 is centered on the shaft 28 betweenthe bearings-and attached to the drum are the ends of'a pair ofstring cords 49 terminating in snap hooks 50 with which are engaged the bights of other cords 51 enterin, openings formed near "the open endsof' food containers 52 having fixed ends 53.

These containers are disposed horizontally in cradle elements 54 andv 55, respectively at the front and rear, the latter having a raised ledge 56 and a central, rearwardly disposed lug 57 through which passes a clamp screw 58 by which the rear cradle is secured to the base board 25, the front cradle element 54 being firmly secured to the base at its front edge.

The cords 51 are attached to a disk 60 freely slidable within the container and on the front surface of the disk are prongs 61 engageable with the material held in the container and which is obviously ejected by drawing the disk to the from of the container by the c'or ds as they are wound upon the drum 48.

'In using the device the article to be sliced is inserted into the open end of the I rotation of the drum through pawl 35,

ratchet wheel 3 bevel pinion 31 and bevel gear 30, winding the cords 49 on the drum and moving the follower forward. If the end of lever .36 be grasped and manipulated the same operation takes place. It will be apparent that when the drum is rotated to'unwind the cords, to permit of filling of the container, the ratchet wheel 34 passes freely under the pawl 35 and no movement is imparted to the slicing device.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an effective attachment for operating a special form of container has been disclosed andthat the same can readily be applied to any of the standard types of slicing machines without change in their constructron. 7 7

Having thus described my lnvention and 'set forth the manner of its construction, ap-

plication and use, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a feeding device for slicing machine the combination with a machine having a base, a laterally, reciprocable table, means for manual actuation and a pendant arm carried by said table of a base plate mounted on said table, a container horizontally supported on said base plate, a drum rotatable on said plate, means combined with said drum for extracting the contents of the container, means for manually rotating said drum and means actuated by said pendant lever for intermittently rotating said drum.

2. In a feeding device, the combinationwith a machine having a table and a reciprocating arm, of a base plate sulted to said table, a shaft rotatably mounted on said plate, a bevel gear on said shaft, a pinlon meshing therewith,

lever fulcrumed on said spindle, a lever carrying a spring actuated pawl engaged with said ratchet, adjustable connections between said lever and said reciprocating arm whereby said shaft is rotated, a drum on said shaft and cords adaptedto be wound on said drum, said cords operating to advancethe materlal to be sliced. f

a spindle for said pinion, a. ratchet fixed on said spindle a In a feeding device, the combination with'a machine having a laterally reciproplate, a gear driver for said winch, a pawland ratchet actuating means for said gear drive, a lever on which said pawl is mounted and connections between said lever and said telescopic tube, I

4:. In a feeding device for ejecting food from containers, the combination with i a slicing machine and a container supported thereon, of a winch, means actuated by said winch for expelling the contents of the container,geared connections for operating said winch and means for actuating said gear connections intermittently by the reciprocative movement of parts of said slicing machine. n

5. In a feeding device for food contain: ers, the combination with a slicing machine having a laterally reciprocating table and an arm carried thereby, of a base vplate mounted on said table, a carrier on said plate receptive of a container, a winch on said plate, said winch being adapted to extract the contents of the container, means for intermittently operating said winch, said intermittent means being turned, centraled and actuated by the movement of said table.

' In testimony whereof I have aflixed'my signature.

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